In many cases, however,
shorter-term jobs along with study abroad, internships,
volunteering, teaching, and long-term travel do provide
invaluable international experience, and so should be
explored by all those seeking an international career.
Jean-Marc Hachey's excellent website for those seeking
an international life, MyWorldAbroad,
explores the connections in-depth in a systematic manner.

ESL
Café. Site has a much information about teaching
English abroad; links to hundreds of job databases of
particular interest to teachers, college students, and
liberal arts graduates. One recommended resource for
anyone interested work as an English teacher abroad.
We have many others elsewhere on the ESL section of our
site.

Goinglobal presents
an overview of employment trends for the primary career
opportunities in business professions in over 30 different
countries. They also sell country-specific resource guides
in .pdf format that provide information about job possibilities
not available for free.

Idealist.org.
The website claim of tens of thousands of organizations “under
one roof” says it all. Excellent search provisions
give useful results using “internship” or “volunteer.” Also
has lists of volunteer, internship and job opportunities.
Search possible by country, type of work, and many other
variables. The “browse by country” section lists
organizations according to their work focus. Site includes
organizations worldwide, not only U.S.-based ones.

International
Jobs Center. The nonprofit organization publishes
listings of international jobs via their publications: International
Career Employment Opportunities (weekly) and International
Employment Hotline.

LatPro.com.
A site for bilingual Americans or Latin Americans seeking
work in the U.S. or abroad.

Monster.
A database site that lists jobs, largely corporate or professional,
by international locations.

MyWorldAbroad.
The excellent website by Jean-Marc Hachey is a resource
for all information on planning an international career,
including expert advice and first-hand accounts, as well
as tools such as international IQ tests to help you realize
what you know and do not know about what is required to
successfully live and work abroad.

OverseasJobs.com.
Provides employers access to a wide, targeted audience of
job seekers. As a niche on-line job board the mission is
to provide an easy to use, simple forum where employers
and job seekers can connect with one another. The site offers employment
opportunities for experienced professionals, contractors and
expatriates looking to expand their horizons through work
abroad and an international career.

Peace
Corps Career Track. Even if you’re not interested
in the Peace Corps, this website has lots of information
about international work and careers.

The
Riley Guide. Offers resources for international
job opportunities, business career options, and a
living and working guide.

The
U.S. Department of State. Foreign Service, Civil
Service and Student Internships provide unique services
in support of foreign policy at one of hundres of posts
worldwide or in Washington, D.C. Specialists are an integral
part of a team dedicated to representing America's interests
in other countries.

Africa
South of the Sahara. Site is not intended primarily
for study and work abroad, but offers a huge number of
links to websites of organizations concerned with Africa,
arranged by topics such as development, health, human
rights. Try a search
“work,” “internship,” “volunteer,” or “research.”

Career
Junction is a searchable job site portal with the
majority of jobs in South Africa.

Careers
in Africa is an "initiative to bring together
internationally oriented African graduates and professionals
who are seeking careers in Africa with multinational
corporations, intergovernmental organizations and leading
African companies."

Jobaroo provides
information about professional and seasonal work opportunities
in Australia. Jobaroo also has visa information and other
useful resources for travelers and other professionals interested
in living and working in Australia.

NSW
Dept. of Ed. & Training: Teaching Opportunity is
for overseas-trained teachers travelling to New South
Wales, Australia. Casual or temporary work available
for those with appropriate working holiday visas (WHVs)
in more than 2000 public schools located in coastal and
country areas.

Working
In helps you to find jobs with Australia and New
Zealand's leading companies.

Jobsearch.ie, www.jobsearch.ie,
is a jobs site offering jobs in all categories throughout
all of Ireland.

Jobsite, www.jobsite.co.uk,
a site offering extensive listings as well as sister
sites in several other European countries, including
France, Ireland, Spain and Italy.

Recruitment Spain, www.recruitmentspain.com,
is a service which provides jobs for those who wish to experience
living and working in Spain.

Reed.co.uk, reed.co.uk,
provides job listings for positions in the United Kingdom.

TipTopJob, www.tiptopjob.com,
is an International job board that covers 25 industry sectors.
Search and apply for thousands of jobs online, with most
centered in the U.K.

TotalJobs.com, www.totaljobs.com,
provides thousands of job listings for positions in the
United Kingdom.

Latin
America

Job
In The Sun is a leading Caribbean recruitment
portal, with numerous head-hunters, recruitment agencies
and employers searching an interactive database of
resumes. Hundreds of overseas jobs are listed in the
Caribbean region and one can apply directly online.
Features expat forums, chat rooms, relocation guides,
travel information and 24 / 7 customer support.

Bayt.com is
an extensive job posting site with positions available across
the Middle East.

Careerjet.ae is
a job search engine for the United Arab Emirates. In one
simple search, Careerjet gives job seekers access to a selection
of jobs that are sourced from various websites, saving the
trouble of having to visit each site individually.

Most overseas job websites
list plenty of business jobs, though most require experience,
with the exception of organizations specializing in internships,
such as AIESEC.

AIESEC,
from the French acronym for the International Association
of Students in Economic and Business Management, is an
international student-run organization that offers thousands
of paid and unpaid internships each year in business
and other fields in over 100 countries. The website has
links to chapters worldwide.

Booz
Allen Hamilton is a global strategy and technology
consulting firm offering jobs across Europe for the experienced.
It is one of many major consulting firms who offer such
international work.

American
Medical Student Association, www.amsa.org/global/.
AMSA’s site lists overseas internship and volunteer
programs, including options for premed and other health
sciences—see International Health Opportunities
section. Site includes an excellent online guide to
fundraising, Creative Funding Guide, useful for all
students.

Friends of World
Nursing assists American and Candian RN's in
securing international assignments; www.fowt.com.

Global Health
Council (formerly National Council for International
Health), www.globalhealth.org.
NCIH is one of the main professional associations
for U.S. organizations working in international health.
It publishes (in hard copy only) The Directory of
Global Health which lists the health fields and locations
in which each organization is active, and Internship
and Volunteer Opportunities. Web site includes an
online article on “Career Opportunities in Global
Health”, information for students and internships,
and extensive links to member organizations.

International
Educational Exchange

NAFSA: Association
of International Educators, www.nafsa.org.
The largest and most helpful professional association
for those interested in careers in international educational
exchange. NAFSA publishes a hard-copy Job Bulletin,
and also announces jobs through email lists which
can be subscribed to from their website.

APSIA (Association
of Professional Schools of International Affairs), www.apsia.org.
These are some of the top graduate schools offering
advanced degrees in preparation for international
careers. Web site links to these schools, but offers
little information about international work—try
the Career Services offices of the individual schools.

U.S. Department
of State, www.state.gov/careers.
How to work for the U.S. diplomatic services. The
State Department offers 1,000 internships annually,
student work programs, and special fellowship/internship
programs such as the Foreign Affairs Fellowship and
Fascell Fellowship. Site also shows how to apply for
career positions.

The WWW
Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources, www.etown.edu/vl/.
While not designed as an employment site, this website
has the most comprehensive set of links for international
relations.

DevNetJobs.org,DevNetJobs.org.
Jobs in International Development and Environment Sector.
DevNetJobs.org lists and distributes jobs/ fellowship announcements
arising in the International Environment and Development
. sector, for the benefit of the international development
community.

Idealist, www.idealist.org.
This site’s claim of tens of thousands of organizations “under
one roof” says it all. Excellent search provisions
give useful results using “internship” or “volunteer.” Also
has lists of volunteer, internship and job opportunities.
Search possible by country, type of work, and many other
variables. The “browse by country” section
lists organizations according to their work focus. Site
includes organizations worldwide, not only U.S.-based
ones.

InterAction:
American Council for Voluntary International Action, www.interaction.org.
InterAction is a coalition of over 150 private, U.S.-based
voluntary organizations engaged in international humanitarian
efforts, including disaster relief, sustainable development,
refugee assistance, advocacy, and education. Their
website includes links to their members and an online
Guide to Volunteer Opportunities (most of which require
professional skills). InterAction also publishes in
hard copy Global Work (organizations seeking volunteers),
InterAction Member Profiles, and Monday Developments
(biweekly job announcements).

ResortJobs.com, www.resortjobs.com,
provides a database for members of tourism, resort and hospitality
jobs worldwide.

International
Job Posting Websites

The Guide to Internet Job Searching by
Margaret Riley Dikel (updated annually). Covers job search
resources on the Internet, by the author of the respected
website, The Riley Guide, www.rileyguide.com.

International Career Employment
Weekly (weekly) / International Employment Hotline
(monthly). Listings of international job
openings (most located overseas) organized by career
fields: international education, foreign policy, international
commerce, environment, development, program administration,
healthcare. Most listings are for professionals, typically
asking for 2 to 5 years or more experience. Subscriptions
available from www.internationaljobs.org.
Also publishes a guide to International Internships;
most are located in the U.S.

Job Registry, NAFSA: Association
of International Educators. Free online at jobregistry.nafsa.org.
The best job listing for those interested in the field
of international educational exchange.

K-12 OVERSEAS JOBS IN
EDUCATION - Teach in English!www.tieonline.com.
Looking for a teaching job overseas with excellent
benefits? Check out The International Eudcator. TIE
provides a website for job seekers and a newspaper
with news about the international education community.